Alejandra is an educator, blogger and movement practitioner born in Medellín, Colombia. She completed her Bachelor degree in Philosophy, Literature and Education with a thesis entitled “Madness, language and Cogito: Approaching Otherness”. In fact, one of Alejandra’s academic interests has been the critique and deconstruction of the “ratiocentrism” of Western culture which has “invisibilised” and marginalised other ways of knowledge such as the ones generated through the body and the arts. It was from such critique that Alejandra became interested in exploring literature, poetry, performance and dance as legitimate and fundamental ways of producing and transmitting knowledge about oneself and the world. Her passions led her to pursue Choreomundus, an International Masters in Dance knowledge, Practice and Heritage during which she became interested in researching ways of decolonising knowledge (in schools, universities and society) in order to include traditional knowledge and practices, focusing on Latin-America. Alejandra, who works currently as a language and dance teacher, is also an activist for the rescue of the body in early years and primary education. Working on different initiatives such as “Maths Dance” in London and “body language” classes for children in Colombia, she has tried to promote the importance of a body-centred education for child development, and arts education.
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